People are talkin’
Here’s what they have to say…
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I love Melissa. I first met her through a mutual friend, and later had the opportunity to work with her. She's one of the nicest, most sincere people I know. Her creativity, drive, ability to execute, and to do it all with a smile is a killer combination, and I'd love to work with her on any project, any time. Oh and also she's wicked smart or our teams would have had nothing to do with her.
Mike Barash, Partner at WE Codeword
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Melissa is whip-smart and has the uncanny ability to relate to any founder, and quickly finds holes and offers unique solutions. Any company would be lucky to work with her.
Ali Partovi
CEO of Neo & CoFounder of Code.org -
Melissa is a curious creative who loves to dive head first into every problem (or, rather, opportunity) and either apply or discover the best solution. If you explore her past projects, her work will speak for itself.
Thomas Knoll
COO Revelry -
Melissa is one of a kind. She works more than everyone, she drives and motivates, when it's hard, she gets up earlier than everyone and shows example, and provides you support of any and every kind. She hears both market and engineering feedback - involves all parties to discussion, wishes to learn. In many cases you will see great professional, but not a natural leader - that is not the case with her. Melissa looks for bigger challenge: when asking others for more, she does more by herself. That makes her see and recognize hard worker or dedicated person, while others might not see it. It is hard to find a person, who will work and deliver, who will build team, vision, and collaboration. When I think of whom I remember of those who are dedicated and willing to do whatever it takes - Melissa comes to mind instantly. Proud to know her and of our collaboration.
Andriy Derevenko
Head of Project Management, Soft Serve Ukraine -
Melissa is a hardworking, talented, and passionate product leader with the ability to see the big picture and beyond--without losing any of the details. While working underneath her on the design team as a Storyteller (writing copy for UX and Marketing), I experienced how her eye for good design, attention to detail within and throughout systems, and problem-solving skills led her to think outside the box for interesting solutions to challenging problems. While balancing communicating with the technical team, business leadership, and design team, Melissa was thoroughly user-focused, collaborative, and cared deeply about her team. And she always made sure we had the best homemade snacks at the office! I absolutely recommend Mel as a product leader and visionary, and any team would be lucky have her on.
Katie Swalm
Copywriter, Banq -
Melissa is an outstanding and selfless leader! She has a knack for providing the perfect amount of room to let her team grow and fostering an environment to empower her team. She is deeply passionate about her work and the work of her team. I'm very lucky to have been lead and mentored by Melissa!
Nadia Bahash
UX Lead, Banq & Fortress Trust
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